diff.) is a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and can cause severe diarrhea, fever, appetite loss, nausea, and abdominal pain.

This measure compares the number of positive cases for Clostridium difficile on stool specimens tested four or more days after the patient entered the hospital to a national benchmark. No Different than National Benchmark of 1Ĭlostridium difficile (C.diff.) Laboratory-identified Events (Intestinal infections) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects this information and encourages hospitals to use CDC-recommended infection control steps to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The healthcare-associated infections (HAI) measures provide information on infections that happen while the patient is in the hospital. This measure refers to accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment (accidental puncture or laceration). No different than the National Rate of 1.81% This measure refers to a wound that splits open on the abdomen or pelvis after surgery (postoperative wound dehiscence).ġ.48% Measure: Accidental cuts from medical treatment No different than the National Rate of 1.70% This measure refers to blood clots, in the lung or a large vein, after surgery (perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate).ġ.65% Measure: Wound that opens after surgery No different than the National Rate of 4.35% No different than the National Rate of 0.39%Ĭases of collapsed lung that results from medical treatment (Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult).Ĥ.25% Measure: Serious blood clots after surgery Ġ.37% Measure: Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Higher death rates might be a sign that patients were not watched properly after surgery or that an effective action wasn’t taken. Although some deaths may be inevitable, hospitals with trained staff and properly organized identify life threatening complications quickly and treat them aggressively. This measure covers surgical patients who died after developing serious complications that could have been treated. Not Available Measure: Deaths with Serious Complications after Surgery Hospitals could reduce the chance of serious complications by following safe care practicesĭeaths with Serious Complications after Surgery No different than the National Rate of 0.81%Ī higher percentage of serious but potentially preventable, complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care. Higher rates of these serious complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care. Percentage of complications for hip/knee replacement patients, some of the complications include: heart attack, infection, pneumonia, serious blood clots, wounds that split open or bleed after surgery, replacement hip/knee joints that don't work, etc. No different than the National Rate of 3.1% MeasureĬomplications for hip/knee replacement patientsģ.3% Measure: Complications for hip/knee replacement patients These surgical complications can often be prevented if hospitals follow procedures based on best practices and scientific evidence. The measures for surgical complications provide information about the problems developed by patients after having certain surgical procedures and how often those patients that were admitted with certain conditions died while they were in the hospital.

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